Dr. Kenneth Steier Named to Board of Catskill Hudson Health Center
Founding Dean of TouroCOM Middletown to Serve on Board Until 2018
New York, N.Y. – Dr. Kenneth Steier, founding dean and professor at Touro College School of Osteopathic Medicine in Middletown, N.Y., has been appointed Board Secretary and a member of the Executive Committee for the Catskill Hudson Area Health Education Center (AHEC). The term will run through Feb. of 2018.
“We are pleased that Dr. Steier has stepped forward for this service and know that our partnership with Touro College will produce powerful results in fulfilling the organization’s mission to improve quality and quantity of healthcare services for underserved populations and in places with healthcare shortages,” said Steven L. Kelly, President of the Board of Directors of the Center.
The AHEC serves 11 counties in the Hudson Valley area: Columbia, Greene, Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Rockland, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster.
About the Touro College and University System
Touro is a system of non-profit institutions of higher and professional education. Touro College was chartered in 1970 primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage, and to serve the larger American and global community. Approximately 18,000 students are currently enrolled in its various schools and divisions. Touro College has branch campuses, locations and instructional sites in the New York area, as well as branch campuses and programs in Berlin, Jerusalem, Moscow and Paris. New York Medical College, Touro University California and its Nevada branch campus, as well as Touro University Worldwide and its Touro College Los Angeles division are separately accredited institutions within the Touro College and University System. For further information on Touro College, please go to: http://www.touro.edu/news/.
